viii CONTENTS. 



Supply of Food. — Distressing Condition of Mr. M c Leod. 

 — Return of Mr. King's Party. — News from York Fac- 

 tory. Uncertain Fate of Augustus. — Presence of Two 



Ravens. — Ravens shot by an Iroquois. — News from 

 England. — Discharge of Three Men. — Alteration of 

 Plans. — Appearance of Birds. — Adventures by Mr. 

 King. — Arrival of Mr. M c Leod. — Anxiety about Wil- 

 liamson. — Sultry Weather. — Melancholy Fate of Au- 

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CHAP. IX. 



Reflections. — Halt for the Night. — March resumed. — 

 Obstacles encountered. — The Boats finished. — Eastern 

 Shore of Artillery Lake. — Pursue the Track of Mr. 

 McLeod". — Two Deer shot. — Stunted Pines. — Encamp- 

 ment. — Difficulty in tracing our Route. — News from Mr. 

 M c Leod. — A Snow Storm. — Fires lighted on the Hills. 



Accident to Peter Taylor. — Deviate from our Course. 



Accident to James Spence. — Boisterous Weather. — 



Plunder of a Cache. — Find the runaway Guides. — The 

 Ice unsafe. — Enter upon Lake Aylmer, — A dense Fog. 



Sand-hill Bay. — Judicial Investigation. — Animals. — 



Musk-ox Rapid. — Join Mr. McLeod. — Survey of the 

 River. — Indians return with the Pemmican. — Stock of 

 Provisions An Indian Belle. — A Reindeer Hunt 256 



CHAP. X. 



Instructions to Mr. M c Leod upon our Separation. — Meet 

 with Akaitcho. — His Lodge. — Imminent Danger to the 

 Boat. — Akaitcho's friendly Caution. — Embarkation. — 

 Heavy Storms. — Our Crew. — Geological Features of the 

 Country. — Obstructions from the Ice. — Perils from a 

 Series of Rapids. — Plunder of a Bag of Pemmican. — 

 Obstacles on our Passage. — Boisterous Weather. — Deer 

 hunting. — Observations. — Deviation of the River. — 



